Scene Report · 2025 Year In Review · 31 Dec 2025
The 10 Best Albums of 2025
Featuring Francoe, Glazed Baguette, Commemorate, Oddweek and more.
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Scene Report · 2025 Year In Review · 28 Dec 2025
The 50 Best Songs of 2025
Featuring Heidi Moru, Ramayan, Cleo Megido, Islands, Targun and more.
By Farhira Farudin
Scene Report · Essays · 20 Nov 2025
When Boiler Room Is Welcomed, What Does It Reveal About Our Indie Music Scene?
The Boiler Room crisis exposes how vulnerable the indie scene is under institutional pressure.
By Shameeta
Scene Report · Rewind · 23 Oct 2025
Everyone Should Watch The 2005 Documentary About Malaysian Bands Who Toured Beijing And Fell Apart
Surviving Beijing shoves the big questions to musicians who felt too small to perform in a big, foreign country.
By Farhira Farudin
Scene Report · Essays · 12 Sep 2025
A.I. Is Already Everywhere. So What Should We Do Next?
A.I. isn’t a new threat to Malaysia’s indie music scene. It’s an amplifier of the old ones.
By Farhira Farudin
Scene Report · 1 Sep 2025
TAPAUfest 2025: Back in Lenggong With Bigger Ambitions
The festival’s third time in Lenggong proves that it carries a charm no other local festival can quite match.
By Farhira Farudin
Scene Report · Essays · 28 Jul 2025
I Finally Gave Up On Spotify
With Spotify’s gradual slide into enshittification and its growing embrace of AI-generated content, what reason is left to stay?
By Farhira Farudin